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LEATHER DUMMY FORM. No. 259 347. Patented June 13, 1882.

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ROBERT H. WEIR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO \VILLIAMSTRAUSS, OF SAME PLACE.

LEATHER DUMMY-FORM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,347, dated June 13,1882.

Application filed August 3, 1881. Renewed April 24, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT H. WVEIR, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in LeatherDummy-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a method for makingleather dummyforms in which small and otherwise useless pieces ofleather maybe utilized, and, second, to reduce the cost and lessen thelabor involved in making them in the old way.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, and inwhich similar letters of reference refer to like parts throughout theseveral views, Figure 1 represents a front view of a dummy in which myimprovements are embodied; Fig. 2, a back view, and Fig. 3 a side view.Fig. 4 represents myimproved pattern for covering the front part of thedummy; Figs. 5 and 6, the patterns for covering the back; Fig. 7, thepattern for covering the neck Fig. 8, the pattern for covering the upperpart of the legs, (both front and back;) Fig. 9, the covering for theback of the legs below the knee; Fig. 10, the covering for the front ofthe legs below the knee; and Figs. 11,12, and 13, the coverings for thefoot or shoe.

My improvements consist in the manner of cutting the leather in the formshown, and in joining the several pieces together to form a figure.

In the drawings, a shows the form in which 1 cut the covering for thefront of the body. In the old way of cutting this piece the covering forthe neck was cut from the same piece of leather, as shown by the dottedlines. This way of cutting the coverings for the body and neck from thesame piece of leather is very objectionable, for it is impossible tomake a piece of leather having such a shape adapt itself to the moldwithout wrinkling.

b and 0 show my patterns for covering the back of the dummy. Theadvantages of havin g the back-covering in two pieces are the ease withwhich they may be made to conform to the shape of the mold and thecomparatively small pieces of leather required. In the old method thecoverings for the front and back were cut from the same pattern, andgreat difficulty was experienced in making the backcovering take andretain the form of the mold.

At (1, Fig. 7, is shown the form of the pattern which I use in coveringthe neck, and e, f, and 9 show my patterns for covering the legs, 0being the covering for the upper part of the leg, f the covering for theback part of the leg from the knee to the heel, and g the covering forthe front part, and differs from the part f only in being somewhatshorter.

The old patterns for covering the legs consisted of but two pieces-onefor the front and one for the back-and, besides requiring large piecesof leather, were very difficult to apply to the mold.

The parts h, t', and j in Figs. 11, 12, and 13 show the pieces which Iuse in covering the shoe, the part i being the quarter, the part j thevamp, and the part ha piece of leather suitably ornamented to representlaced or buttoned shoes.

The old pattern for covering the foot consisted of but one piece, and inorder to make it adapt itself to the foot properly crimping had to beresorted to, and in consequence much time was lost.

Figs. 1, 2, and 3 show the manner in which the several pieces of leatherare put together, the front of the figure being first made, as follows:The leatherbeingfirstthoroughlysoaked in glue, so that it will readilytake and retain the shape of the mold, the breast-piece a is firstapplied to the mold, and is made to conform to its shape by rubbing witha smooth piece of bone or ivory. The piece 0 for the upper part of theleg is next put on. This piece has its upper edge skived, so that thejoint will not be conspicuous. The lower part of the leg is nextfinished by applying the piece 9 to the mold. The shoes are nextfinished by firstapplying the quarters 2,- second, the vamp j, and,lastly, the ornamental fronts h. The back of the figure is next finishedby first putting on the upper half of the back I) next, the lower halfof the back 0; third, the upper half of the legs 6, and, fourth, thelower half of the legs f. Having the front and back of the figure nowcompleted, it only remains to join them together and to attach the neck-Adummy-form consisting of pieces of leather piece cl to the body. Thefirst is accomplished havingthe configurationsdescribed and shown in thefollowing manner: The front and back united to form a figure,substantially as and being removed from the molds, their edges are forthe purpose set forth. lapped one over the other and riveted, as shown Iin Fig. 3. The covering cl for the neck is put ROBERT H. WEIR. on last,and, owing to its shape, no crimping is required. After the figure hasbeen completed it is finished in the usual manner by painting. Havingthus described my invention, I claim- Witnesses:

ALEX. SrMns, CHARLES WM. IVES.

